Movember pupil barred from exams

A Wellington secondary school student is being told to remove his Movember moustache or be banned from NCEA exams.

Scots College principal Graeme Yule says the 18-year-old is breaching the private school's appearance guidelines.

He said the teenager will not be allowed to sit his level three exams if he turns up unshaven.

Movember is a month-long campaign to raise money and awareness of men's health issues.

Mr Yule said people attending the school know they have signed up for certain values and a unique type of education.

He said the student could make arrangements with the Qualifications Authority to sit his exams elsewhere.

- NEWSTALK ZB